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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) vs RPM International Inc. (RPM)

Ecolab Inc. and RPM International Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Ecolab Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $81.5B against $12.8B — 6.4× the size. RPM International Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 18.4× against 38.3×. Ecolab Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.11% against 5.96%. Ecolab Inc. has the higher net margin (12.6% vs 8.63%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.83% vs 11.2%). Both pay a dividend; RPM International Inc. yields more (2.17% vs 1.02%). Across the 23 metrics below, RPM International Inc. leads on 14 and Ecolab Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric ECL RPM Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 38.34 18.38 25.37
P/S 4.79 1.59 1.46
P/B 8.00 3.63 1.84
Price to free cash flow 42.78 16.71 21.16
EV/EBITDA 22.86 12.02 12.82
EV/Sales 5.27 1.85 1.85
Earnings yield 2.61% 5.44% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 2.34% 5.98% 2.16%

Profitability

Metric ECL RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 44.11% 41.17% 29.23%
Operating margin 16.93% 12.56% 3.63%
Net margin 12.57% 8.63% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 11.20% 9.50% 3.76%
Return on equity 21.78% 21.04% 3.62%
Return on assets 7.89% 8.50% 0.35%
Return on invested capital 9.83% 11.22% 2.75%

Growth

Metric ECL RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.11% 5.96% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1.22%) (3.36%) (14.40%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.40% 5.19% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 5.73% 0.00%

Health

Metric ECL RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 1.31 0.69 0.54
Current ratio 1.84 1.76 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 2.04 1.87 2.03

Dividend

Metric ECL RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.02% 2.17% 1.73%
Payout ratio 0.39 0.40 0.41

Size

Metric ECL RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 81.52b 12.76b 2.41b

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